19 Tumour classification Flashcards
What is the name structure for a benign tumour of surface epithelial origin?
Cell type + Papilloma.
What is the name structure for a benign tumour of glandular epithelial origin?
Glandular tissue + Adenoma.
What is the name for a malignant surface epithelial tumour
Carcinoma.
What is the name for a malignant glandular epithelial tumour?
Adenocarcinoma.
What is a follicular adenoma?
A benign tumour of the glandular epithelia in the thyroid.
What is the prefix for a benign mesenchymal tumour of smooth muscle origin?
Leiomyo-
What is the prefix for a benign mesenchymal tumour of skeletal muscle origin?
Rhabdomyo-
What is the prefix for a tumour of adipose origin?
Lipo-
What is the prefix for a tumour of blood vessel origin?
Angio-
What is the prefix for a tumour of bone origin?
Osteo-
What is the prefix for a tumour of cartilage origin?
Chondro-
What is the prefix for a tumour of fibrous origin?
Fibro-
What is the suffix for a benign tumour of mesenchymal origin?
-oma.
What is the suffix for a malignant tumour of mesenchymal origin?
-sarcoma.
What is the name for a benign tumour of melanocytes?
Melanocytic nevus.
What is the name for a malignant tumour of melanocytes?
Melanoma.
What is the name for a seminomatous tumour?
Seminoma.
What is the name for non-seminomatous germ cell tumours?
Teratoma.
Name four embryonal tumours:
Retinoblastoma.
Nephroblastoma (Wilm’s).
Neuroblastoma.
Heptablastoma.
What is a carcinosarcoma?
Malignant tumour of the ovaries.
Is a pleomorphic salivary adenoma benign or malignant?
Benign.
Are the following malignant or benign? Melanoma Mesothelioma Myeloma Lymphoma
Malignant (but sound benign).
What is a hamartoma?
Non-neoplastic overgrowth of normal tissue.
What is a choristoma?
Nodules of organ parenchyma in another organ.
